Trimenia weinmanniifolia, Plunkett, G 3189-- Fiji. Across the road from Waisali RF. 8 Nov 2015. DSC00330 (22).JPG
Native to Fiji, Samoa (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Province, Wailevu district)
-16.645028, 179.203722
Location Remarks
Waisali Rainforest Reserve c. 30 km north of Hibiscus Highway in Savusavu on Cross Island Road; then southwest and downhill on a abandoned former logging road, now eroding. Much disturbance but an interesting understory persists. 420-460 m elev.
Collectors
Gregory M. Plunkett, Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Alivereti Naikatini, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub, 3-4 m tall, abundant, in forest and at edge of logging road.
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Prov.)
-16.626667, 179.017556
Location Remarks
Delaikoro Mountain. Road to cell tower, near the top. 926 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Gregory M. Plunkett, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini
Notes
Humid, mid-elevation forest to low, open cloud forest farther up the steep slopes. Shrub 5 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Austrobaileyales
Family
Trimeniaceae
Genus
Trimenia
Specific Epithet
weinmanniifolia
Authorship
Seem.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 45.4
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.1
Global rank
#14,003 of 335,497
Top 5%
Extinction probability
6%
